Towel dispenser and waste receptacle unit, and mounting bracket therefor



May 13, 1958 c. v. SCHAEFER, JR I 2,834,506 TOWEL DISPENSER AND WASTERECEPTACLE UNIT, AND

MOUNTING BRACKET THEREFOR Filed Aug. 29, 1955 C/Mus I! SCIIAEFER, Jr.

flTTORNEYS n t t tes PateniifQf TOWEL DISPENSER AND WASTE RECEPTACLEUNIT, AND MOUNTING BRACKET THEREFOR Charles v. Schaefer, Jr., Medina, N.Y., assignor to The Bennett Manufacturing Company, Alden, N. Y.

Application August 29, 1955, Serial No. 530,986

7 Claims. (Cl. 220-85) are not closely adjacent with the result thatused towels are simply thrown to the floor.

A primary object of my invention is to provide a selfcontained toweldispenser and waste receptacle unit characterized by its simpleand'relatively inexpensive construction, its ease of assembly, and byits convenience in use.

Another object of this invention is to provide a readily assembled,compact mounting bracket device, having a neat appearance, for mountinga towel dispenser kit on a waste receptacle.

The mounting bracket deviceof my invention is characterized by theprovision of a mounting panel on which one or more towel dispensing kitsare carried, and a clamp device embracing the top of a wastereceptaclefor mounting the panel thereon.

The foregoing and other objects and advantages of my invention willbecome clearly apparent from the ensuing detailed description of apreferred embodiment thereof, taken together with the accompanyingdrawing showing such embodiment wherein:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a self-contained towel invention;

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary sectional view showing the manner in which mymounting bracket device is installed; t

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the mounting panel of my invention;

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the mounting bracket clamp of myinvention; and

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary detail view showing rubber feet applied to thebottom of the waste receptacle cover in accord with my invention.

The towel dispenser waste receptacle unit shown in the drawing comprisesa waste receptacle generally designated 1 and a towel dispenser unitgenerally designated 2. Receptacle 1 generally comprises a standardconstruction modified slightly for purposes of my invention andconsisting of a rectangular main body part 3 having feet 4 at eachcorner of its lower end and covered at its upper end by a head part 5.Head part 5 comprises a four-sided framework of generally frusto-py-jramidal form having a straight-sided bottom edge portion 6 embracing theupper edge portion of body part 3 and doors 7 normally closing accessopenings on o'pposite sides thereof. Doors 7 are hinged at spaced pointsalong the top thereof, as at 8, to the depending inclined flange portion9' surrounding the flat-topped cap 9 of 2,834,52315 Patented May 13,1958 doors 7, whereby they are resiliently urged to closed position in amanner known in the art.

The towel dispensers 2 are of a type known in the art and do not per seform any part of my invention. The dispensers are carried by a mountingpanel generally designated 12 which is secured to the receptacle headpart 5 by a clamp generally designated 13.

Referring now to Fig. 3, mounting panel 12 comprises a channel-shapedmember 15 bent and rebent to provide a rectangular frame, the oppositeends of member 15 being spaced apart along the bottom of the mountingpanel. Plates 16 and 17 are positioned adjacent the top and bottom ofpanel 12, respectively, on both sides thereof, said plates 16 and 17being for example spot welded to the flanges 15 forming the oppositesides of member 15.

centrally located opening 21".

Each of panels 16 and 17 is provided with spaced openings 16' and 17,respectively, and the panels 17 each have a further opening 17" adjacentthe bottom thereof, for purposes which will become apparent.

Mounting panel 1.2 is secured to cap 9 of the receptacle head part 5 bymeans of clamp 13 which comprises idenhinged adjacent the lower sideedge portions thereof to e dispenser and waste receptacle unit accordingto my a back plate 28 (Fig. 2) which is provided with spaced openings 28aligned with the openings 16' and 17 of plates 16 and 17, respectively,for attachment thereto as by screws or the like. If desired, front wall25 can have a vertically elongated opening 29 therethrough to provide avisual indication of the level of paper towels 30 in the container, thetowels being dispensed through the bottom thereof in the usual manner.

The receptacle head part 5 usually is hinged to the main body part 3,With chains extending therebetween, so that the head part can be tippedback a predetermined distance for removing the usual bag or liner (notillustrated) from within the receptacle body part 3. However, when thetowel dispenser is attached to the receptacle it is preferred to be ableto simply lift head part 5 off the mainbody part 3, and therefore theusual hinge pins and chains (not illustrated) will be removed from thereceptacle.

M-y novel mounting bracket device .is used in the following manner.

The parts of clamp 13 are first secured to the receptacle head part 5 byhooking the inturned flange parts 23 under the cap 9 of head part 5,whereby the inclined portions 22 extend downwardly along the inclinedflange portion 9 around the lower edge of cap 9 and the inturned flangeparts 23 fit thereunder between cap 9 and the hinged doors 7 on eachside of the head 5. The flat base portions 20 rest on the flat top ofcap 9, and the clamp parts aredrawn together as by means of nuts andbolts 25 extending through the openings 21' to clamp them in position oncap 9, care being taken to ensure that the cap 9 of the receptacle headpart 5 is not drawn out of shape.

Mounting panel 12 is then fitted over the upstanding fianges 21 of theclamp 13, the spaced apart ends of member 15 permitting this, as shownfor example in Fig. 2, and mounting panel 12 is secured to clamp 13 byscrews 26' or the like extending through the aligned openings 17" and21". With this arrangement, mountand is secured in position thereon.Also, feet 35, secured to the bottom of panel 12 adjacent the oppositeends of member 15, rest against the top of "cap 9 on opposite sides ofclamp 13, whereby panel 12 is firmly mounted on the receptacle. Thetowel dispensers 2 then; are attached to the mounting panel inthemanne'rrpreviously described. 1

Also, because when the towel dispenser'is attached to the receptacle itis'desired that the'rece'ptaclehead part be completely removable,whereby it will be placed for example on the floor when emptying thereceptacle, I provide means to avoid marring the floor and the bottomsurface of the receptacle head part. Such means comprise rubber feet '36secured as by brackets 37"tothe inside corner gusset brackets 38extending across the corners of the receptacle head. part 5, whereby therubber feet 36 will extend below the receptacle head part to provide abaseon'which to rest the same, as shown in Fig. 5, when it is removedfrom the receptacle body part 3.

Accordingly, itis seen that my inventionfully accomplishes the aforesaidobjects and provides a relatively inexpensive mounting bracket of simpleconstruction whereby one or more towel dispenser kits are readilyattached to the head of a waste receptacle. The resulting unit has avery neat appearanca'and is very convenient to'use becauseitis'self-contained and because both the towel dispensing and the wastereceiving portions thereof are accessible from opposite sides. Neitherthe towel'dispenser nor the waste receptacle is defaced, and separateinstallationof the towel dispenser is avoided.

While Ihave shown but a single, preferredembodi ment of my invention, Iam aware thatvarious'cha'nges could bernadetherein and'I do notnecessarily intend to be limited-to the details thereof. Instead, Iintend that my invention be defined by the appended claims.

Having fully disclosed and completely described my invention, togetherwith itsmode of operation,'wliat "I claim as new is:

1. In combination with, a waste receptacle having'a fiatsidedhead/portion provided with openings on opposite sides thereof fort'hedeposit of refuse therein and having a generally flat top surface, aclamp device including opposed clamp parts each-having a'generally flatbase portion resting on said reeeptacle head top surface and a flangedpart engagingfiunder said head portion along the upper edge of one ofsaid'openings, said clamp device having an upstanding' flange positionedgenerally centrally of said receptaclehead top. surfaceya mounting panelhaving-a generallyflat bottomwa'll provided with an panel being adaptedto have towel di'spensers'm'ounted on opposite sides thereofsubstantially directly' above said receptacle openings.

2. An adapter bracket for mounting atowel dispenser on a wastereceptacle head-part of the type havingaccess openings on opposite sidesthereof comprising, a mounting panel formed-of-a channel-shaped memberbent and rebent to provide a generally rectangular frame, the oppositeends of said member beingspaced apart along the bottom of said frame toprovide an opening therethrough, plate means secured 'to said member onthe 'opposi'te'sides of said panel for attachment to a pair of toweldispensers, a clamp device adapted'to'releasably embrace the topof thereceptacle head part and including; a portioniproject ing through" saidopening in the bottom of said -f-rame,'-'andw means releasably securingsaid panel to said" projecting clamp portion.

3. An adapter bracketas set forth in claim. 2, together with feetcarried by said member onl'thebottom ofsaid frame for bearing againstthe receptacle top wall surface on opposite sides'of'said'clanip'deviee.

4'. An adapter for mounting towel dispensers on a Waste'r'e'ceptacle ofthe type having a head portion provided with access openings on oppositesides thereof comprising, a clamp device including opposed clamp partseach adapted to extend across the top of the receptacle head portion andthen downwardly along the side thereof, said clamp parts eachterminating at one end thereof in aninturned flange adapted to extendaround the upper ea'gwm receptacle access opening and at the other endthereof in an upstanding flange part, means for drawing saidupstandingflange parts together-to releasably clamp said device on thereceptacle head portion, an upright mountingpanel adapted to carry atowel dispenser, and means releasably securing said panel to saidupstanding flange parts.

5. A bracket for mounting a towel dispenser on a waste receptacle headof the type having access openings on opposite sides thereof andsurmounted by a-cap portion having-a flat top surfacecomprising,.a-clamp device including opposedparts each having a flatbase portion adapted to rest on the flat top surface of the receptaclecap portion and a flanged part adapted to extend downwardly along a sideof the cap portion and under the upper edge of an access opening, eachof said base portions terminating at its'inner endin an upstandingflange part, means for drawing said upstanding flange parts together toclamp said device on the receptacle head, an upright mounting paneladapted to carry a towel dispenser, means defining an opening throughthe bottom of said panel, and means releasably securing said panel tosaid upstandin'gflangepar'ts with said upstanding flange partsextending'through said opening in the bottom of said panel.

6. A mounting bracket for mounting a pair of towel dispensers of thetype having-aback attachment plate on awaste'receptacle of the typehaving a head of truncated pyramidal form provided with access openingson opposite sides thereof and having a generally flat top surfacecomprising,v a mounting panelincl-uding a channelshaped member bent andrebent toform a generally rectangularframe with its opposite ends spacedapart along the'bottom of said frame, mounting. plates secured to theside walls of said member on the opposite sides of said panel forattachment to the backplates of such towel dispensers, a clamp deviceincluding. opposed clamp parts each having a flat base portion adaptedto rest on the top surface of the receptacle head and aninclined portionadapted to extend downwardly along one side of the 'receptacle'head,said. inclined portions each terminating in an inturned flange adaptedto engage beneath the upper edge of a receptacle access opening, theinner end of each of said clamp part base portions terminating in an upstanding flange, means engaging said upstanding flanges 'for drawingsaid clamp-parts together in clamping engagement with the receptaclehead, means securing said panel. to said upstanding flanges withsaidupstanding flanges extending through the bottom-of said'framebetween the opposite ends of said member, and feet carried by said.panel on thebottom'thereoffonbearing against erall'y rectangular frame,theopposite ends of said memberb eing spaced apart along-thebottomofsaid frame to provide anopening therethrough .into the interiorof said frame, and mounting plates secured tosaidmember in spacedapartrelatibnonthe opposite sides of said panel for attachmentiothe backplates of such towel= dispensers,

and a-clamp devibecomprisingopposed clamp parts each having asubstantially flat base portion adapted to rest on the top surface ofthe receptacle head and a downwardly and outwardly inclined portionadapted to extend downwardly along one side of the receptacle head, saidinclined portions each terminating in an inturned flange adapted toengage beneath the upper edge of a receptacle access opening, the innerend of each of said clamp part base portions terminating in anupstanding flange; and means engaging said upstanding flanges fordrawing said clamp parts together in releasable clamping engagement 10with the receptacle head, and means releasably securing said panel tosaid upstanding flanges with the latter ex- References Cited in the fileof this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 670,904 Pittman Mar. 26, 19011,175,537 Mallory Mar. 14, 1916 1,364,209 Richardson Jan. 4, 19211,478,884 Becker Dec. 25, 1923 2,193,334 Kirch Mar. 12, 1940 2,717,751Kusio Sept. 13, 1955

